Thesaurus results for TOUCHING (ON)

touching (on)

verb

Definition of touching (on)

present participle of touch (on)

as in bordering (on)

to come very close to being that behavior touches on insanity

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The full display is the largest of any Apple phone, resembling more of an iPad than an iPhone.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Molecules pooling close to regions that repel water can be forced into distinctive arrangements that are energetically costly to maintain, resembling pieces of a jigsaw puzzle pushed into patterns poised on the verge of scattering.

— Mike McRae October 13, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026

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The simple-seeming request turned into an arduous task that would require scores of emails, multiple phone calls with Epic employees, a flight to Las Vegas, and a software update.

— O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026
Such seeming futility has bred disillusionment among some of the student body.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026

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